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Malpractice litigation and medical costs in the United States

โœ Scribed by Brandon Roberts; Irving Hoch

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
207 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
1057-9230

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship of medical malpractice litigation and medical costs in the United States. We relate medical malpractice settlements to medical costs for 190 metro and nonโ€metro areas in the United States over a 5โ€year period and find that litigation is positively and significantly related to medical costs. Using a panel data set and a fixedโ€effects specification, the estimates indicate that malpractice litigation accounts for roughly 2โ€“10% of medical expenditures, with the impact exceeding the dollar amount of settlements. Copyright ยฉ 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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